Former footballer Khalid Salman was speaking with German broadcaster ZDF about the issue of homosexuality in the country and how it is against the law.
Qatar's FIFA World Cup ambassador and former footballer Khalid Salman told a German broadcaster that he believes homosexuality"is damage in the mind.”
He said, “The most important thing is, everybody will accept that they come here. But they will have to accept our rules.” Reaction was swift with footballer Leon Goretzka of Bayern Munich saying the comments were"very oppressive" and"from another millennium."
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